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The world is filled with a great variety of monstrous creatures, not all of whom have the same origin or cause. | The world is filled with a great variety of monstrous creatures, not all of whom have the same origin or cause. | ||
- | **Disembodied Spirits:** | + | **Disembodied Spirits: |
*__ Ghosts__: the souls of dead mortals who have not yet departed and linger in the Spirit World. | *__ Ghosts__: the souls of dead mortals who have not yet departed and linger in the Spirit World. | ||
* __Spirits: | * __Spirits: | ||
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* __Angels__: | * __Angels__: | ||
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- | Monsters by Intrusion of Evil Spirits into Bodies** | + | Monsters by Intrusion of Evil Spirits into Bodies |
* __The Blood-Embodied__: | * __The Blood-Embodied__: | ||
- | * __Trolls:__ the term troll is a convenient label for creatures that arose from carnal relations between evil spirits and mortal creatures. | + | * __Trolls:__ the term troll is a convenient label for creatures that arose from carnal relations between evil spirits and mortal creatures. The Biblical Nephilim would be a convenient synonym, as would "the Race of Cain" for humanoid trolls. |
* __Undead__: when a disembodied spirit (usually a demon, sometimes a ghost) possesses a corpse and gives it motion (but not actual life) and uses it as a puppet to interact with the world, it is called Undead. | * __Undead__: when a disembodied spirit (usually a demon, sometimes a ghost) possesses a corpse and gives it motion (but not actual life) and uses it as a puppet to interact with the world, it is called Undead. | ||
* __Possessed__: | * __Possessed__: | ||
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* __Atlantean Abominations__: | * __Atlantean Abominations__: | ||
* __Magic Abominations__: | * __Magic Abominations__: | ||
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+ | **Fairies** | ||
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+ | Fairies are beings that are simultaneously Spirits and Physical beings and can transition between both states. | ||
+ | * __Elves__: members of courts of sophisticated human like beings of the Spirit World | ||
+ | *__ Wee Folk__: | ||
+ | * __Jotuns__: a powerful race said to be close kin and rivals to the Aesir gods. They have great strength, elemental and magic powers. | ||
+ | * __Jinn__: spiritual beings who are able to enter the physical world in the form of dogs or serpents or completely invisible humanoids and who have a love of possessing humans | ||
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monster_theory.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/23 18:32 by andrew